Research Research projects Discover the forefront of astronomy and astrophysics through our projects, ranging from deep-space communication systems to groundbreaking adaptive optics. Explore our diverse, ongoing research initiatives shaping the future of space science. Keywords Academic - Any -Associate Professor Christian WolfAssociate Professor Emily WisnioskiAssociate Professor Francis BennetAssociate Professor François RigautAssociate Professor Luca CasagrandeAssociate Professor Tony TravouillonDr Amit SetaDr Andrew BattistiDr Bradley TuckerDr Cameron Van EckDr Craig AndersonDr Doris GrosseDr Hiep NguyenDr Israel VaughnDr Jesse CranneyDr Joice MathewDr Kathryn GrashaDr Marc WhiteDr Melissa NessDr Michael CopelandDr Noelia Martinez ReyDr Roland CrockerDr Sven BuderDr Thomas NordlanderDr Trevor Mendel Elisa JagerMr David BrodrickProfessor Anna MooreProfessor Brian SchmidtProfessor Céline d'OrgevilleProfessor Chris LidmanProfessor Christoph FederrathProfessor Helmut JerjenProfessor Ken FreemanProfessor Mark KrumholzProfessor Matthew CollessProfessor Michael IrelandProfessor Naomi McClure-GriffithsProfessor Paul FrancisProfessor Robert SharpProfessor Stuart Wyithe Yuxiang Qin Advanced search Project type - Any - Not open for students Open for students Status - Any - Potential Current Completed Study level - Any - Bachelor Graduate certificate Honours Master MPhil PhD Research theme - Any - Black hole phenomena Galactic archaeology Instrumentation Stellar and planetary astronomy Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Displaying 1 - 15 of 20 project(s). A high-altitude survey for nearby supernova This project has two components: developing the science case for the instrument, defining the mission parameters that are necessary to ensure the science goals are achieved; and, for a student so inclined, physically building the telescope and camera system. Theme InstrumentationStellar and planetary astronomyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Dr Bradley Tucker, Supervisor Dr Joice Mathew, Supervisor Read more A high-altitude survey for nearby supernova This project has two components: developing the science case for the instrument, defining the mission parameters that are necessary to ensure the science goals are achieved; and, for a student so inclined, physically building the telescope and camera system. Theme InstrumentationStellar and planetary astronomyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Dr Bradley Tucker, Supervisor Dr Joice Mathew, Supervisor Read more Accretion and outflow in young stellar objects Obtaining a good understanding of the physics of star formation remains one of the main problems in astrophysics today. The formation of stars determines the structure, evolution and luminosity of galaxies, and quite possibly contributed to the reionisation of the early Universe. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Dr Marc White, Principal investigator Professor Geoff Bicknell, Supervisor Read more Accretion and outflow in young stellar objects Obtaining a good understanding of the physics of star formation remains one of the main problems in astrophysics today. The formation of stars determines the structure, evolution and luminosity of galaxies, and quite possibly contributed to the reionisation of the early Universe. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Dr Marc White, Principal investigator Professor Geoff Bicknell, Supervisor Read more Archaeology of the Milky Way Ambitious students will investigate optimal ways to measure the stellar properties (eg Teff, age, mass) and chemical composition of this immense amount of data. Theme Galactic archaeologyStellar and planetary astronomy Read more Read more Asteroids studies with the Kepler Space Telescope for Future Asteroid Mining Measuring asteroid properties with the Kepler Space Telescope to find Future Asteroid Mining Targets Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Bradley Tucker, Supervisor Read more Computational astrophysics studies in turbulence, magnetic fields, and star/galaxy formation and evolution Study of the statistics of turbulent, magnetised gases, relevant for the structure and evolution of the interstellar medium, the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies, using a combination of supercomputer simulations, theory, analytical calculations, and comparison to observations. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Professor Christoph Federrath, Supervisor Read more Constraining cosmic ray dynamics with gamma-ray data The goal of this project is to make predictions for the observable gamma-ray signatures of different plasma physics models for cosmic ray transport. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Professor Mark Krumholz, Supervisor Read more Finding Young Stellar Associations with Chronostar In this project you will develop use and further develop the Chronostar tool to identify thousands of previously unknown young stars near the sun - ideal targets for future exoplanet detection campaigns. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more People Professor Michael Ireland, Supervisor Read more Finding Young Stellar Associations with Chronostar In this project you will develop use and further develop the Chronostar tool to identify thousands of previously unknown young stars near the sun - ideal targets for future exoplanet detection campaigns. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more People Professor Michael Ireland, Supervisor Read more Oscillations in red giants This short project will using existing data for a sample of red giant stars from the OGLE II and III, and MACHO surveys. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Emeritus Professor Peter Wood, Supervisor Read more Quantifying the potential biosphere of Mars In this project, we have worked on developing and comparing empirical pressure-temperature (P-T) phase diagrams of water, Earth, and terrestrial life, to quantify the terrestrial limits on the habitability of water and help identify the factors that cause some terrestrial water to be uninhabited. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Dr Charley Lineweaver, Supervisor Professor Paul Francis, Supervisor Read more Quantifying the potential biosphere of Mars In this project, we have worked on developing and comparing empirical pressure-temperature (P-T) phase diagrams of water, Earth, and terrestrial life, to quantify the terrestrial limits on the habitability of water and help identify the factors that cause some terrestrial water to be uninhabited. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Dr Charley Lineweaver, Supervisor Professor Paul Francis, Supervisor Read more Taking the temperature of red giant stars in Globular clusters The effective temperature is one of the most fundamental parameters of a star, and its precise determination is crucial for a number of purposes, e.g., from measuring chemical abundances and ages, to improving stellar and atmosphere models. Theme Galactic archaeologyStellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Associate Professor Luca Casagrande, Supervisor Read more The chemistry of M dwarfs from colours M dwarfs are the most abundant stars in the universe, and prime targets for detecting Earth-like planets. Theme Galactic archaeologyStellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Associate Professor Luca Casagrande, Supervisor Read more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »